Looking forward to welcoming families to the Outdoor Lab this weekend! RSVP to join us Sunday 10/19:

In Hyattsville, MD, a once-empty lot is now a thriving food forest! With fruit trees and plants, anyone can pick fresh produce for free. It’s a tasty way to enjoy nature and help the community grow. 🌳 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/0...

Hot summer days full of smiles and singing at the Outdoor Lab summer camp! #lovetheODL

We were honored to have Vice Chair Matt de Ferranti visit the Lab and see some of what makes this place so special for Arlington students!

Environmental literacy programming rebounds across Chesapeake watershed following COVID-19 pandemic School districts across the Bay region continue to grow environmental education experiences for their students

Great news for the Bay’s future, school districts across the Bay region continue to grow environmental education experiences for their students! We hope all these students get a little mud between their toes!

Children and parents fish beside a natural pond at the Arlington Outdoor Lab.

Join us for our Spring Open House & Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 4: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

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Dr. Massa on screen sharing about her work with students in the classroom.

Students drawn to screen to see NASA facilitator and students in another 3rd grade classroom that are also connecting for the event.

Teacher Dr. Sullivan with students using pom-poms and pipe cleaners to create models of plants grown in space.

Student holding a flower she created from a pop-pom and pipe clear posing in front of a Plants in Space banner made by her class.

Barrett #KWBPride students Virtual Career Connection VCC videoconference with plant scientist biologist Dr. Gioia Massa NASA Kennedy Space Center #PlantsInSpace
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Hear why student Board member Cassidy Greenwalt treasures the Outdoor Lab — and consider making a tax-deductible year-end gift at outdoorlab.org/donate #outdooreducation #lovetheODL

Fall scene with tents beside the pond.

Canoes stacked beside the pond for winter.

Late fall at the Lab.